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Labour Answers / Lisbon Treaty Referendum

Answers to common questions related to the Lisbon Treaty referendum.

Topic (27) Comments Views Latest activity
What about the right to be represented by a Trade Union? 0 235 by Labour
Will the Treaty require Ireland to increase military spending? 0 204 by Labour
Does Lisbon force us to provide military assistance to other Member States? 0 220 by Labour
Doesn't Lisbon militarize the EU? 0 235 by Labour
Is Lisbon bad for farmers? 0 177 by Labour
Will the EU legislate on succession rights? 0 171 by Labour
Will the Treaty introduce abortion? 0 218 by Labour
Will the Charter of Fundamental Rights reduce worker's rights? 0 183 by Labour
Will the EU take control of tax matters? 0 180 by Labour
Does Lisbon undermine trade justice? 0 268 by Labour
Does Lisbon offer nothing on climate change? 0 161 by Labour
Does the Laval judgment of the Court of Justice give the EU an anti-social bias? 0 186 by Labour
Does Lisbon gives the EU new powers to say how governments should manage their budgets and run public services? 0 185 by Labour
Will trade agreements on health, education and social services no longer have an Irish veto? 0 155 by Labour
Does Lisbon put big business before people? 0 178 by Labour
Will Lisbon will reduce the minimum wage? 0 210 by Labour
Will Ireland be isolated if the treaty is rejected? 0 199 by Labour
Do we really re-gain an Irish Commissioner? 0 162 by Labour
Is it a self-amending treaty - meaning there will never be another referendum? 0 192 by Labour
Why aren't other countries having a referendum? 0 178 by Labour
What use are the Guarantees? Is this not exactly the same Treaty? 0 173 by Labour
Will Ireland lose voting rights under Lisbon? 0 209 by Labour
Will our foreign policy will be in the hands of an EU Foreign Minister? 0 158 by Labour
Will a new powerful ‘President of Europe’ will be created? 0 190 by Labour
Why is Ireland being asked to vote again? 0 240 by Labour